Conservative Party of Costa Rica

The Conservative Party was a conservative political party in Costa Rica which existed from 1825 to 1890. The party was founded as the party of the criollo elite and the Catholic Church, and it was opposed to the liberal promises of land redistribution, the abolition of slavery, and the introduction of free market capitalism. The Conservatives held power for just 6 years during the almost uninterrupted Liberal reign of 1825-1890, after which the Conservatives reorganized themselves as the Constitutional Party.